The Osceola times., 1887-07-30
OUR MINERAL OUTPUT.
statement OF the Mineral Production OF
the Country for the Year 1883 cola.ea
from the Report Of the United STATES
Geological Survey-some Tall Figures

s,.t.m.n, os the Mineral Production OF
the Country for the Year 1885. Coiiated
from the Report Of the United states
Geological survey-some Tall Figures
WASHINGTON. July s5-The following
statement Of the mineral productions OF
the Uuited States in the calendar year
lsS6 i. issued by the United States
Geological Survey. in advance OF report
on mineral resources OF the United
States, prepared by David 7. Day, chiei
d the divIs on of mining statistics ana
technology. Notably increased produe
tion and also an increase In value nave
been the general characteristics OF the
mineral industries during 1850
Toe total value Of the mineral products
increased from roundly etss Oo,Oo In
1855, to tis5, 0)0. 900 in lssS. The important
factor In this gain OF $37, 7,0oo,00) was the
Inc easei production OF pig iron from
l044 525 10 z tons In 1885 TO 5.6S3, 329 long
tons in 1885, and an appreciation OF seven.
iy.five cents in the average value per ton,
making a total gain Of $50, 4s3, 36) In this
Industry alone.
The condition OF the principal indus
res Is summarized as follows:
Iron-The principal statistics for 1885
were; Domestic iron ore consumed, TO-
o. 600 long tons; value at mines, &2s OUo,-
C0l Imported iron ore consumed l,O39 4SS
long tons; total iron ore consumed IL
Z 80 433 long tons. Pig iron made, 5,6s3,-
80 long tons, an increase Of LESS, SG3
tons as compared with 1885; value at fur
mace sos, 1876, 80 or $50, 4S3 36) more than in
lSS5 Total spot value OF all iron and
steel In the first stage Of manufacture,
excluding all Implications, &l42 50l, 0W, an
increase of so 800, 900 as compared with
1856
Gold and silver-The total value Of gold
produced In 1886 was S35 000 001, an in
crease OF SO, $4,000 over 1885. The pro
duction OF silver decreased from s5l, 600 =
600 ia 1855, to s5l o 0 600 in 1856
Copper The pr, duction in 1886, inclut
ing 4,50l,00 pounds from imported py-
rites, amounted to l6067s,0sl pounds,
valued at SO 469 sos a decrease Of 10, pa
SO pounds and els 3,4 in value from
1885 The average price Of copper in 1886
declincd 10 1cH cents per pound.
Lead-The total production increased
to 1859 tons in 1885. valued at $l2. H.
749 In 1885 the production was 129 Al
tons, valued at slO.4 4SL
Qlicksilver--In 1856 the productions In
| California was 90 9sl fiasks or 1891 ,d'
pounds, valued at tl,06l0U. This is de
crease OF 2,09l TASKS, but the 'otal value
shows an increase of IS l,Sll, due 70 an In
crease in price of $3.50 per flask. Utah
produced eighty-seven TASKS Of quick
silver in addition to the above.
| Coal-The total produ Of all kinds
Of coal in 1886, exclusive of that con
sumcd at the mines was 107, 6s2 800 shor'
tons, valued at sl47, liz, 155 at the mines
| This may be divided into Pennsy lvanii
anthracite, &c $50, AIS tons, 'lued at El,
55S. ls6; all other Goals, including bitumi
nous, brown coal, Ignite and small lots
OF anthracite produced in Arkansas ant
Colorado, 20, 9S5, 784 short tons, valued a
s155546.9.
The total prod uctiou, including collier!
consumption. was: Pennsylvania anthra
cite, SO. 03i, 446 short tons; all other Goals
70 101, ,9j7 short tons, making the total alb
solute production Of all Goals in th'
United States liz, 743, 403 short tons, val
ued as follows: Anthracite, SIG, ll9, 100
biluminons, SIS 4sl, csc; total value, sl54,
90, l76 The total pi oduction OF all kind
Of coal shows a net gain OF |, 1s5 ssl shor
tons, compared with 1885, tut loss II
sTot value of.S4, 4,4l9, 400
Petroleum-The total production wa
23,ll0.1l5 barrels of AZ gallons each, o
which the Pennsylvania and New Yorl
fclis produ sed 25, T9s0O0 barrels. Tn
total value at an average Of rli4 cents
the average value Of the Pen SYLVAN
and New York petroleum, was $40 O.s 45
Tho production showed an Increase O
6s6S,t "a barrels over the production Q
ls5
Bricks and Tile-Value s3s 800, 600. Thi
value represents an increase of ten pc
cent. over last year. The increase /
production was slightly greater than te
per cent: there was some falling of !
value during part OF the year.
Salt-The total production increase
Ic3S $50 barrels Of $50 pounds each, j
1885, TO 7,701, 0sl barrels in 1885 The tota
value in 1885 was a, 136 5s4, and in 1876
t4s25, 345.